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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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